Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-29
KILLED IN THE STREET.
The Result Of = Petty QuRrrsi-A Col,
OFed Man Followed and She, Down.

Saturday evening" be:waen and O'Clock, near
the ccrner OF 2och street and New York avenue,
John Wanes. coioset, was shot in the abjoaen
and almost Instantly killed, by aao.her coiored
man named Frank Heideruan. 1t appears that
Wanes ANA George JaekSoa were leaving the tour
nacaent grounds in a bpggy artes witnessing
gaa,e Of baseball, and mes HeiderEan and Peter
Diggs. The latter requested a ride in the vehicle
which was refused by Wanes, who drove Oh.
The men walked aionS behind the vehicle using
abusive language toward its occupants and Jack
son was Obliged to use his whip to keep them away
from the vehicle. This was kept up until the
corner OF 2Oth street aud New York avenue was
| reached, when Que Of the wheels came OF the We
hice and its occupants were thrown TO the ground.
Jackson ard WaneS had hardly recovered them
SCI YES when Eeiderman and Diggs walked up
Tue former drew revolver and nred, the bullet
entering Wanes abdomen. lie also threw q paw
lug stone which struck Jackson on the head max
an ugly wound. After being fatally wounded
died In afew minutes. The officers OF the third
precinct were soon upon the spot, but Heiderman
mad escaped: Laterfn the evening man sup
pOSed 10 be Helderman was seen on the marsh aud
was pursued by Officer Reidy, but he managed to
escape. Diggs also escaped but was caught yes
terday that Ieiderman was seen near Eth and c
streets Saturday night and that he was after
Waro seen on the Leesburg turnpike.
AN INQUEST YESTERDAY.
Coroner Patterson held an inquest at the third
Holmes, who keeps a store at the corner OF Goth
and streets testified that he was sitting at his
'front.' door Saturday evening" when two men came
around the corner or Goth street with horse and
buggy. One OF the men was leading the animal,
While the other was walking behind the vehicle.
Another man followed them around the corner,
and they stopped. The third man spoke 10 the
two men with the buggy, but witness could not
hear what was said, us they were too far away.
The last man who came around the corner walked
to the sidewalk and fired TWO shots AT the men
with the team. The bullet struck the man i'm the
rear, and witness could not see h1m After firing
stone and threw it. 1t struck the man at the
bead OF the teanl and he fell TO the ground. The
man who was shot came up to witness ard asked
hl'n to let him In. Witness thought the man was
drunk, and refused to let him iD He again asked
II he could go IL the store and said: "Eor Gods
sake, let me In TO del" Witness let bi,n In, and
he died in about twenty minutes.
Henry Taylor, who lives AT No. 405 10th street,
testified 10 witnessing the shooting. The man
who was killed, he said, was leading the horse and
Jackson was walking behind. Witness saw ueid-
he said, ran toward tHe buggy and fired oEe shot.
In IL few SecoeIS e hrf:l second shot, when tie
ma. lr2ci:lG tie morse (Wane) let 60 and ran.
Htiierinafi then picked up stone and struck
jackson IN the head.
Levi Saith testified that ne saw the shooting,
ara recoga;zrd Frank Heiicynan as the man Who
fired the shots. WItaasS tnen saw him knock
jackson down with stone and walk OF toward
the river.
Alber. Fortune testified that he saw tie shoot
Ing, and recognized Frank ueiderman as the man
VINO did 1t. Peter Digs he said, was with heider-
man, but witness did lot see him do anything.
DR.. Lachlan Tyler testified TO the nature OF the
wound and said that death resulted from internal
hemorrhage and shock.
The jury returned a verdict that WaneS came to
his death by p1stol-ShOt wound in the abdomen,
inflicted by pistol in the hands OF Frank Heider
man.
Heiderman had not been captured, and could
therefore committed